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July 15, 2007

G91: Blue Jays 2, Red Sox 1

Another rookie shuts down the bats.

I wonder if we just remember games like this or does it really happen often? If someone could find out (with Retrosheet/BR data) on how rookie pitchers who have never faced the Red Sox before actually fare, I'd be very interested.

Did you know Litsch was a ballboy for the Devil Rays? Apparently this is why he's not intimidated by major league hitters. Not because he pitched in the minor leagues and has lived baseball all his life. Because he was a ballboy, 10 years ago.

Press conference with Beckett - How do you feel about only getting 2 runs in support?

A: Thats for you guys to worry about to fill you papers. We got people playing hurt, I was the second best pitcher today. I don't worry about Fucking runs, I worry about getting outs and I was the second best pitcher today.

I'm not a subscriber so I can't see all the data, but I think this is the first step:Pitching gamelog finderBoy Genius era -> presentopposing starter's team winssort by ER in that gamesort in ascending orderfirst 30 career games (just an overestimate)

I didn't like several things in this game, but I find it really difficult to get worked up over any loss this year. Even the best team is going to lose one-third of their games. I figure this is just one of them.

Not saying anyone else shouldn't fume if that's where your head is. I just can't.

Was on the Monster today. It was indeed "hold your hat on" windy. Even took a kid's 5-dollar bill up and out of the park, onto Lansdowne.

I do remember Manny swinging and missing on 3-0, then singling once it got to 3-2. Is that what s1c meant, or did he swing at 3-0 twice???

I kid you not, Gordon Edes was just on NESN saying that the Yanks are gonna make a run and to fasten our seatbelts because it's going to be an interesting ride. If he's saying that, I can only imagine what the NY media will say, after the Yanks' impressive slaying of the mighty Cyclops Ray.